戲U+623217 STROKES
Entry·pron. xì
ㄒㄧˋ
“A play or drama; a show or performance; to play or amuse oneself; to joke or make fun of something.”
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- 遊戲ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧˋgame; play; amusement; entertainment; to play games; to have fun
- 戲劇ㄒㄧˋ ㄐㄩˋa drama; a play; theater; dramatic performance using acting, song, or dialogue; (informal) child's play; a joke
- 拍戲ㄆㄞ ㄒㄧˋto film a movie; to shoot a film; (by extension) to act in a drama on stage or in a studio
- 戲院ㄒㄧˋ ㄩㄢˋtheater; cinema; venue that sells tickets and shows films, plays, or performances for an audience.
- 演戲ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧˋto perform in a play or drama; to act on stage; to pretend; to put on an act; to feign
- 歌仔戲ㄍㄜ ㄗˇ ㄒㄧˋa form of traditional opera originating in Taiwan and Fujian; features local folk songs, storytelling, and instruments like the kezixian and yueqin.
- 戲曲ㄒㄧˋ ㄑㄩˇChinese opera; traditional Chinese stage performance combining literature, music, dance, and martial arts; also refers to the libretto or lyrics of classical Chinese drama.
- 戲碼ㄒㄧˋ ㄇㄚˇa scheduled theatrical performance; a planned show or act; (fig.) a scenario or sequence of events in real life.
- 布袋戲ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧˋglove puppetry; traditional Chinese puppet theater using hand-operated wooden puppets with cloth bodies.
- 戲劇性ㄒㄧˋ ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋdramatic quality; having the characteristics of drama, with unexpected twists or heightened tension; (of events) unfolding like a play
- 戲水ㄒㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇto play in the water; to splash around in water; a river in Shaanxi, China
- 重頭戲ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧˋthe main and most exciting part of a show or performance; the highlight; the big event
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